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Sports Equipment

With our sports equipment options, it’s ready, set, play! Whether your equipment is required for professional or just recreational use, you can be confident that your valuable items will be well taken care of by us.

If you’re a fitness fan who wants to travel with your own sporting equipment, we’ve got plenty of options for you. Check out our guidelines to see if you can hit the slopes with your own skis, windsurf with your own board or play the sport you love with the equipment you love.

If your equipment isn’t listed below please get in touch with us to check if it can be carried.

If your flight was booked through aerlingus.com, you can book your sports equipment in advance online. To do so, you’ll need to know your booking reference as well as your departure airport, arrival airport and the email address used to make your booking.

The maximum weight allowable for sports equipment is 23kg/50lb. Normal excess baggage rates apply if you carry in excess to this maximum allowance.

Each passenger can carry a maximum of one piece of sports equipment.

For our flights operating to/from North America, sports equipment is carried as part of the standard baggage allowance. Excess baggage rates of €75/$100 apply if you carry in excess of the standard allowance. This fee is charged per passenger, each way.

For all other Aer Lingus flights, Sports Equipment is subject to a fee of €40 or equivalent payable online prior to departure; or a fee of €50 or equivalent payable through our reservations centre or at the airport on the day of departure. This fee is charged per passenger, per direction.

If you’re travelling on Aer Lingus Regional flights, the carriage of applicable sports equipment is subject to available space on the day.

For business class passengers, sports equipment is carried free of charge.

Groups travelling with sports equipment should contact us directly to ensure there’s sufficient space in the aircraft.

Important: Pack your sports equipment carefully to prevent any damage to it or other items. We’ll only accept sports equipment if it’s packed appropriately to prevent damage and that meets the size and weight restrictions.

Golf equipment may consist of one golf bag containing golf clubs and other golfing gear.

A maximum of one golf bag per person is allowed.

If you’re travelling on Aer Lingus Regional flights, the maximum number of golf bags permitted on the aircraft in total will vary depending on the aircraft type. A maximum of 6 per flight are permitted on ATR42 aircraft and maximum of 12 per flight are permitted on ATR72 aircraft. This is subject to availability on the day. Groups with golf bags should contact us in advance.

On Aer Lingus flights, a maximum limit of ten bicycles per flight applies, except in the following airports where, due to high cargo volumes, a restriction of six bicycles per-flight applies:

Prague

Lisbon

Warsaw

Frankfurt

Zurich

Vienna

Amsterdam

Budapest

On Aer Lingus Regional flights, only one bicycle per flight can be carried. This is subject to availability on the day of departure.

Bicycles are carried as checked baggage in the aircraft hold.

There’s a fee of €50 (or equivalent) for the carriage of a bicycle payable via our reservations centre, or at the airport on the day of departure. This fee is charged on an each-way basis.

Packing Bicycles

Before we can transport bicycles, the handlebars must be lowered and fixed sideways.

The pressure of the tyres must be reduced to avoid any problems in the unlikely event of pressurisation changes during flight.

If possible, the pedals should be inverted.

When necessary, sharp projective parts should be protected with plastic or cardboard to avoid damage to other load.

If travelling from Amsterdam, boxes will be provided at a fee of €20.00.

Checking in with Bicycles

You must allow sufficient time at check-in so that security and handling procedures can be completed. Bicycles already confirmed by reservation will be checked in automatically. When a bicycle hasn’t been confirmed, it’ll be carried on a stand-by basis. In all cases, you must arrive at check-in at least 90 minutes before the scheduled departure time.

Guests intending to travel with firearms must arrive at check-in at least 3 hours before departure time. This is to allow sufficient time for the guest and articles to be checked in, documentation to be checked and also to ensure that all government regulations are complied with.

All documentation and licences are the passenger's responsibility. Passengers should contact the relevant embassy or consulate regarding regulations of the destination country and also transit country if transiting before arriving at the airport for check-in.

Aer Lingus will carry sports guns and ammunition cartridges subject to the following:

Sports guns are dismantled and packed one per case.

Sports guns, when dismantled, are to be loaded with checked baggage.

Sports guns, ammunition and cartridges must be packed separately from other baggage.

Sports guns, ammunition and cartridges must be available for inspection by security.

Ammunition is limited to a maximum of 5kg per passenger, inclusive of all packaging.

Ammunition must be packed in containers of wood, metal, or fireboard with the contents protected against any movement.

Only the licensed firearm owner may check in a sports gun upon presentation of their valid firearm license at check-in.

Sports guns are subject to an extra charge for flights within Europe. Only the licensed firearm owner may check in a sports gun upon presentation of their valid firearm license at check-in.